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 CURRICULUM VITAE

Prof. Dr. Omar Abdel-Karim Rimawi

 

NAME: OMAR Abdel-karim ahmad  RIMAWI

PROFESSION: PROF.  OF HYDROGEOLOGY and HYDROCHEMISTRY

DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH: 20 .10.1956; TULKARM

NATIONALITY: JORDANIAN

ADDRESS: President of Al-Balqa’ Applied University,

Al-Balqa’ Applied University

 Salt - Jordan

                  Tel.: 00962 5 3539121  Fax : 00962 5 3539120

                  e-mail:  rimawiom@bau.edu.jo

 

Key Qualifications

 

Dr. Omar Rimawi is an experienced Hydrologist/ Hydrogeologist and Hydrochemist. Currently working on internationally sponsored Projects as a researcher and/or consultant. These Projects are:

  1. Integrated water resources management in the lower Jordan Valley (SMART), Joint project (2006-2009). Multilateral (German-Israel-Jordan-Palestine). Funded from BMBF, Germany.
  2. New geophysical approach for prediction of sinkhole hazards related to the drop of the Dead Sea level and human activity (Sinkhole Hazards)/ 2004-2007. Multilateral (Jordan-Israel-France). Funded from NATO.
  3. Integrated Water Resources Management of Mediterranean Phosphate Mining and Local Agricultural Systems. FP6 INCO-MPC European Commission
  4. The salinity curse of the Middle East fossil groundwater: The Radioactivity factor. Project Number: M25-060 and Award Number: TA-MOU-05-M25-060

 

Dr Rimawi has a history of working with private consulting firms. The followings are representative projects he participated  in their execution:

·           Groundwater Modelling of the Groundwater Resources of Ghor Es-Safi, Mazra’ and Haditha. Project Sponsored by the Arab Potash Company, Jordan, 2001/2002

·           The hydrology and hydrogeology of the proposed dam on Wadi Ibn Hammad (Consolidation Consultants - Amman)

·           Water quality and hydrochemistry of Wadi Araba water resources as a part of Wadi Araba Water Resources Project (Consolidation Consultants - Amman)

·           Geological investigation of the proposed dams in Wadi Araba (Rahma Dam, Abu Burqa Dam and Wadi Musa Dam) (Consolidation Consultants - Amman)

·           Reviewer of the Industrial Pollution in the Jordan Valley Report as committed by the Ministry of Planning

·           Zarqa River Conveyance project (Harza, USAID)

·           Middle East Regional Water Resources-Supply and Demand Study (GTZ and Jordanian Consulting Engineers)

·           Solute Transport Modeling of the Azraq Groundwater Resources (Jordanian Consulting Engineers)

·           UN-Claim: Monitoring, Assessing and quantifying damages to Water Resources Contamination of Groundwater Caused by Accelerated Seepage from As-Samra Wastewater Treatment Plant. Consolidated Consultant. Ministry of Water and Irrigation, 2002-2003

·           Groundwater modeling of water resources downstream of Wadi Wala Dam Reservoir... Project Sponsored by the Jordan Valley Authority- Ministry of Water and Irrigation, 2004

·           Water resources evaluation of El-Himma thermal water, Jordan. Project submitted to the Arab Research Center, 2004

·           DISI-MUDAWARRA TO AMMAN WATER CONVEYANCE SYSTEM ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL ASSESSMENT. Consolidated Consultant. World Bank Project and Ministry of Water and Irrigation, 2002-2004

·           Storage Systems Project. Geological and hydrogeologic study of the project area along the Jordan River and its side wadis between Yarmouk River and Wadi Rajib in the south.

·           Storage Dams in Al-Karak Governorate. Geological and hydrogeological studies, selection of  potential dam sites, detailed geology for two dam sites (Karak and Meddein)

 

Dr Rimawi is also the Author of 50 Articles published in local and international journals

Education

 

1982-1985

PhD in Hydrogeology, Hydrochemistry and Isotope Hydrology/ Technical University of Munich, Lehrtuhl fuer Hydrogeologie und Hydrochemie.

1978-1980

M Sc in Geology and Mineralogy at the University of Jordan with special emphasis on hydrogeological, hydrochemical and isotope hydrological studies.

1974-1978

B Sc in Geology and Mineralogy at the University of Jordan with special emphasis on hydrogeological and geophysical investigation.

Employment Record

1- Working Experience

 

1998 – Present

Professor of Hydrogeology and Hydrochemistry, University of Jordan

·         Skilled experience in using the different analytical instruments for the analyses of water and earth material (rocks and soils).

·         Good experience in using computer in the evaluation of hydrochemical and hydrogeological information (Hydrogeochemical and Hydrogeological Modeling).

 

 

1992 – 1998

Assoc. Prof. at the Dept. of Geology in Hydrochemistry and Hydrogeology, University of Jordan.

 

Experience in different related fields of water quality and water resources planning and implementation projects. Member of many governmental committees representing the University. Some of these committees are listed below:

Ø Drinking Water Standards (Ministry of Industry and Trade)

Ø Mineral Water Standards (Ministry of Industry and Trade)

Ø Treated Wastewater Standards (Ministry Industry and Trade)

Ø National Environment Strategy of the Surface Ground Water Sector (Ministry of Municipalities, Rural Affairs and Environment)

Ø Committee Chairman of the Physical and Chemical Methods in Analyzing Water Quality Parameters, and Sample Collection and Preservations (Ministry of Health)

Ø National Committee of Karamah Dam Evaluation (Ministry of Planning)

Ø National Committee of Landslides (Ministry of Public Works and Housing)

Ø Azraq Oasis conservation (UNDP-Project)

Ø Wadi Rajil Dam Environmental Impact Assessment

1993 – 1995

Tech. Director of the Artificial Groundwater Recharge in Jordan/ University of Jordan; Water and Environment Research and Study Center (3-yr) Project Sponsored by the UNDP)

1986 – 1992

Assistant Prof. in the Dept. of Geology and Mineralogy/Faculty of Science at the same time Researcher and Assist, to the Director of the Water & Environment Research and Study Center- University of Jordan.

1985 – 1986

Researcher in the Water & Environment Research and Study Center of the University of Jordan (1985-1986).

1982 – 1985

Researcher by Prof. Dr. Peter Udluft at the Institute for Water Chemistry; Dept. of Hydrogeology and Hydrochemistry-Technical University of Munich (1982-1985), Germany.

1980 – 1981

Isotope Hydrologist and Hydrogeologist (1980-1981) in the Water Quality and Environmental Isotopes Laboratories of the Natural Resources Authority - Water Resources Directorate, Jordan.

 

 

2- Consultancy Work

·       Groundwater Modeling of the Groundwater Resources of Ghor Es-Safi, Mazra’ and Haditha. Project Sponsored by the Arab Potash Company, Jordan, 2001/2002

·       The hydrology and hydrogeology of the proposed dam on Wadi Ibn Hammad (Consolidation Consultants - Amman)

·       Water quality and hydrochemistry of Wadi Araba water resources as a part of Wadi Araba Water Resources Project (Consolidation Consultants - Amman)

·       Geological investigation of the proposed dams in Wadi Araba (Rahma Dam, Abu Burqa Dam and Wadi Musa Dam) (Consolidation Consultants - Amman)

·       Reviewer of the Industrial Pollution in the Jordan Valley Report as committed by the Ministry of Planning

·       Zarqa River Conveyance project (Harza, USAID)

·       Middle East Regional Water Resources-Supply and Demand Study (GTZ and Jordanian Consulting Engineer)

·       Solute Transport Modeling of the Azraq Groundwater Resources (Jordanian Consulting Engineer)

3- Teaching

 

Taught many Graduate and Undergraduate courses in Geology, Hydrogeology, Hydrochemistry, Isotope Hydrology, Environmental Geology and Groundwater Modeling for Ph.D, M.Sc. and B.Sc. Students.

 

4- Training Courses

Participated in organizing the following local and international training courses:

·       Water Harvesting with cooperation of ECARDA and Uni. of Jordan 1992.

·       Environmental Impacts and Solid Waste Management in cooperation with Training Center of the Ministry of Water and Irrigation (1991).

·       Hydrogeological and Geophysical Exploration for Ground water Resources in cooperation with CSC-Uni. of Jordan (Special for Hydrogeologists and Geologists from Yemen)

·       Water Resources Management in cooperation with CSC-Uni. of Jordan (Special for Hydrogeologists from Yemen)

·       Wastewater Treatment and Reuse in Agriculture (WRSC and Bio-Arab. 1990)

·       Wastewater Treatment and Reuse in Agriculture (WRSC- Uni. of Jordan), 1989

5- Research

 

·       Wastewater reuse in irrigation at the Queen Alia International Airport and King Hussein Medical Center (3-years project) Hydrochemistry and Hydrogeology.

·       The effects of wastewater effluents on the surface water quality (Khirbet es-Samra-Wadi Dhuleil-Zarqa River) (2- years project).

·       The effects of wastewater effluents on the groundwater quality along Zarqa-River (Hydrochemistry and Hydrogl.)

·       Wastewater quality changes during infiltration to groundwater Khirbet es-Samra and Queen Alia Airport.

·       Groundwater investigation, Hydrogeological and Hydrochemical Azraq Basin.

·       Supervision of a project about precipitation water quality and its time and space distribution in Jordan. Ministry of planning (3-years project).

·       Member of the research team on the water quality of the dam waters in Jordan-Ministry of Planning (3-year project).

·       Member of the research team on the artificial groundwater recharge in Jordan-Ministry of Planning (3-year project)

·       Member of the research team on water harvesting in Jordan (3-years project, University of Jordan)

·       Tech. Director of the research project on artificial recharge in Jordan (3-years project, University of Jordan). Only during the period 1993-1994, 1997

·       Coordinator and researcher of a project dealing with the climatological and hydrological data of Badia region/ Jordan (1997 - 1999; Badia Development Program/ Higher Council for Science and Technology)

Language Ability

 

Speaking

Reading

Writing

 

Arabic

Mother Tongue

 

German

Good

Good

Good

 

English

Excellent

Excellent

Excellent

 

 

6- Publications

More than 40 articles and reports dealing with: Isotope hydrology; Hydrogeology; Hydrochemistry; Geotechnical and Engineering Geology; Environmental Problems and Surface Water Hydrology were published or accepted for publications in local, regional, and international journals or submitted to governmental agencies. These journals include the Journal of Hydrology, Hydrogeologie und Umwelt, Dirasat, Abhath Al-Yarmouk, IHS, International Journal of Environmental Studies, WRSC Bulletin, and Arab Gulf Journal of Scientific Research, International Journal of Hydrological Sciences.